And next year, the overall sales tax in that zone will grow another percentage point. Last week, the Cook County board narrowly approved a one-percentage-point tax hike, which will bring the sales tax in Chicago to 10.25 percent, one of the nationâs highest. The proposal was introduced by Board President Toni Preckwinkle to help pay into the countyâs underfunded pensions.
Gavin McInnes. Gavin Miles McInnes (/mÉËkÉªnáµ»s/; born July 17, 1970) is a Canadian writer, actor, comedian, co-founder of Vice Media (which he departed in 2008), and the host of The Gavin McInnes Show on Compound Media. He is a contributor for The Rebel Media and Taki's Magazine, and a frequent guest on television programs on Fox News and TheBlaze.
Conservative comedian Gavin McInnes was pepper-sprayed in New York City on Thursday, ahead of his appearance at New York University. Protesters came out to demonstrate against the scheduled event featuring the co-founder of Vice Media. A crowd started fighting while McInnes arrived, video shows.